Total work time is the sum of paid work time and unpaid work time. Paid work refers to work done for the production of goods or services for the market and is calculated as the sum of time devoted to employment, job search and commuting. Unpaid work refers to work done without payment and develops mainly in the private sphere. It is measured by quantifying the time a person spent on self consumption work, unpaid domestic work and unpaid care for their own home or to support other household work.

Corresponds to the quantification of homicides of women 15 years of age and over, killed by gender violence. Expressed in absolute number and rate per 100,000 women. According to national laws, it is called femicide, feminicide, or aggravated homicide due to gender.

Note for equality

The gender equality plans developed by the governments of the region show how States intend to overcome the critical nodes of gender discrimination and women's autonomy in all areas of development, in line with the international commitments of the Regional Gender Agenda.

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In Latin America and the Caribbean, various measures and concrete public policy proposals exist enshrining the will of the States in the region to overcome the obstacles that prevent women’s full integration on an equal footing into all areas of social, cultural and economic life. The gender equality plans drawn up by the countries of the region are important policy and planning instruments that, driven by the machineries for the advancement of women, reflect both the current challenges and States’ commitments in this field.